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Oct 22, 2021
3 minutes
Words Catherine Coyle
1 SPRING LIGHT
here must be few architects or designers who don’t have one of these iconic lamps perched on their desk. But from humble beginnings as a simple task light, the Anglepoise has transcended function and been embraced for its beauty, too. Architectural critic Jonathan Glancey delves into the history of the Anglepoise, charting its birth in the 1930s when George Carwardine devised its ingenious coiled spring mechanism, and examines its devoted fan base. Glancey even
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